Explore 864 historical events from 1920–1929.
Prince Georg of Denmark was a Danish diplomat and member of the Danish royal family as a great-grandson of Christian IX. He was a first cousin of Harald V of Norway, Baudouin of Be…
Prince Georg of Denmark (died 1986)
The Georgian coup in May 1920 was an unsuccessful attempt to take power by the Bolsheviks in the Democratic Republic of Georgia. Relying on the 11th Red Army of Soviet Russia opera…
A Bolshevik coup fails in the Democratic Republic of Georgia
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were Italian immigrants and anarchists, controversially accused of murdering Alessandro Berardelli and Frederick Parmenter, a guard and a payma…
Authorities arrest Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti for alleged robbery and murder
The Polish–Soviet War was fought primarily between the Second Polish Republic and the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, following World War I and the Russian Revolution…
Polish–Soviet War: Kyiv offensive: Polish troops led by Józef Piłsudski and Edward Rydz-Śmigły and assisted by a symboli
The Treaty of Moscow, signed between Soviet Russia (RSFSR) and the Democratic Republic of Georgia (DRG) in Moscow on 7 May 1920, granted de jure recognition of Georgian independenc…
Treaty of Moscow: Soviet Russia recognizes the independence of the Democratic Republic of Georgia only to invade the cou
The 1920 Louth flood was a severe flash flooding event in the Lincolnshire market town of Louth which occurred 29 May 1920, resulting in 23 fatalities in 20 minutes. It has been de…
The Louth flood of 1920 was a severe flash flooding in the Lincolnshire market town of Louth, resulting in 23 fatalities
Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and…
Hungary loses 71% of its territory and 63% of its population when the Treaty of Trianon is signed in Paris
Edmonde Charles-Roux was a French writer.
Edmonde Charles-Roux, French journalist and author (died 2016)
John Franklin "Smiling Jack" Wiley was an American football player and coach. He played professionally a tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL) fr…
John F
Marvin Mandel was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 56th Governor of Maryland from January 7, 1969, to January 17, 1979, including a one-and-a-half-year period wh…
Marvin Mandel, American lawyer and politician, 56th Governor of Maryland (died 2015)
Julien Ries was a Belgian religious historian, titular archbishop and cardinal of the Catholic Church. Prior to his death, Ries was described as "the greatest living religious scho…
Julien Ries, Belgian cardinal (died 2013)
Ragnar Leif Ulstein MM was a Norwegian journalist, writer and resistance member. He wrote several documentary books from the Second World War, including surveys of the SOE group No…
Ragnar Ulstein, Norwegian journalist and war historian (died 2019)
Frances Rix Ames was a South African neurologist, psychiatrist, and human rights activist, best known for leading the medical ethics inquiry into the death of anti-apartheid activi…
Frances Ames, South African neurologist, psychiatrist, and human rights activist (died 2002)
Clement Nyong Isong ; 20 April 1920 – 29 May 2000) was a Nigerian banker and politician who was governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria from 1967 to 1975 during the military regime…
Clement Isong, Nigerian banker and politician, Governor of Cross River State (died 2000)
John Paul Stevens was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1975 to 2010. He was the second-oldest and thi…
John Paul Stevens, American lawyer and jurist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (died 2019)
Sir Eric Grant Yarrow, 3rd Baronet, was a British businessman.
Eric Grant Yarrow, 3rd Baronet, English businessman (died 2018)
Luigi "Gino" Valenzano was an Italian racing driver. He entered 39 races between 1947 and 1955 in Abarths, Maseratis and Lancias as a teammate of drivers like Robert Manzon and Fro…
Gino Valenzano, Italian race car driver (died 2011)
Guido Cantelli was an Italian orchestral conductor. Toscanini elected him his "spiritual heir" since the beginnings of his career. He was named music director of La Scala, Milan in…
Guido Cantelli, Italian conductor (died 1956)
Mark Aleksandrovich Krasnoselsky or Mark Alexsandrovich Krasnoselskii was a Soviet and Russian mathematician renowned for his work on nonlinear functional analysis and its applicat…
Mark Krasnosel'skii, Ukrainian mathematician and academic (died 1997)
James Robert Mann was a World War II soldier, lawyer and Democratic United States Representative from South Carolina.
James Robert Mann, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (died 2010)
Edwin George Morgan was a Scottish poet and translator associated with the Scottish Renaissance. He is widely recognised as one of the foremost Scottish poets of the 20th century. …
Edwin Morgan, Scottish poet and translator (died 2010)
Edward Blishen was an English author and broadcaster. He may be known best for the first of two children's novels based on Greek mythology, written with Leon Garfield, illustrated …
Edward Blishen, English author and radio host (died 1996)
Harold Samuel Shapero was an American composer.
Harold Shapero, American composer (died 2013)
James Duncan Hamilton was a British racing driver. He was known for his colourful and extroverted personality. After fighting in the Second World War, he took up motorsport. Althou…
Duncan Hamilton, Irish-English race car driver and pilot (died 1994)